Leigh Giangreco
@leighgiangreco.bsky.social
Buffalonian. Freelance journalist in Chicago. Words in The Washington Post, Block Club Chicago, The Guardian and Politico Magazine.
Find my work at LeighGiangreco.com
Find my work at LeighGiangreco.com
In honor of the 35th anniversary of HOME ALONE, please enjoy my @washingtonpost.com story from 2021 on the iconic house in Winnetka.
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Decades later, ‘Home Alone’ fans are still casing the iconic house
It’s been more than 30 years since Kevin McCallister battled dim-witted robbers in "Home Alone," but fans keep coming to iconic suburban Chicago home.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 13, 2025 at 5:55 PM
In honor of the 35th anniversary of HOME ALONE, please enjoy my @washingtonpost.com story from 2021 on the iconic house in Winnetka.
www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2021/...
www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2021/...
This story has been corrected to reflect that a meeting between CPS and Ald. Rossana Rodriguez-Sanchez will discuss alternatives for finding space for Haugan students, not co-location
My latest for @blockclubchi.bsky.social
Despite Teachers In Closets And Classes In Hallways, CPS Says NW Side School Isn't Overcrowded blockclubchicago.org/2025/12/11/d...
Despite Teachers In Closets And Classes In Hallways, CPS Says NW Side School Isn't Overcrowded blockclubchicago.org/2025/12/11/d...
Despite Teachers In Closets And Classes In Hallways, CPS Says NW Side School Isn't Overcrowded
Parents and teachers at the Albany Park school pushed to relocate part of its student body to a former charter school building that houses another CPS school, but the district said the move would be t...
blockclubchicago.org
December 11, 2025 at 6:00 PM
This story has been corrected to reflect that a meeting between CPS and Ald. Rossana Rodriguez-Sanchez will discuss alternatives for finding space for Haugan students, not co-location
My latest for @blockclubchi.bsky.social
Despite Teachers In Closets And Classes In Hallways, CPS Says NW Side School Isn't Overcrowded blockclubchicago.org/2025/12/11/d...
Despite Teachers In Closets And Classes In Hallways, CPS Says NW Side School Isn't Overcrowded blockclubchicago.org/2025/12/11/d...
Despite Teachers In Closets And Classes In Hallways, CPS Says NW Side School Isn't Overcrowded
Parents and teachers at the Albany Park school pushed to relocate part of its student body to a former charter school building that houses another CPS school, but the district said the move would be t...
blockclubchicago.org
December 11, 2025 at 2:54 PM
My latest for @blockclubchi.bsky.social
Despite Teachers In Closets And Classes In Hallways, CPS Says NW Side School Isn't Overcrowded blockclubchicago.org/2025/12/11/d...
Despite Teachers In Closets And Classes In Hallways, CPS Says NW Side School Isn't Overcrowded blockclubchicago.org/2025/12/11/d...
Scammers Are Trying To Extort Chicago Restaurants With ‘Bomb’ Of Fake Negative Reviews. My latest for @blockclubchi.bsky.social
blockclubchicago.org/2025/12/05/s...
blockclubchicago.org/2025/12/05/s...
Scammers Are Trying To Extort Chicago Restaurants With 'Bomb' Of Fake Negative Reviews
Alpana, SHŌ and Beity are among the restaurants that recently faced a barrage of negative reviews. Google rolled out a new reporting measure to address the issue.
blockclubchicago.org
December 5, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Scammers Are Trying To Extort Chicago Restaurants With ‘Bomb’ Of Fake Negative Reviews. My latest for @blockclubchi.bsky.social
blockclubchicago.org/2025/12/05/s...
blockclubchicago.org/2025/12/05/s...
When feds involved in “Operation Midway Blitz" arrested Chicago's Laugh Factory manager in October, it triggered a "NATO response" from local comedians. For @bloomberg.com Citylab , I write about how stand-up comedians are stepping up as ICE clamps down on Chicago
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Chicago’s Comedy Scene Steps Up as ICE Clamps Down
ICE raids in Chicago have triggered a “NATO situation,” with the city’s comedians delicately fashioning comedy into a tool of resistance.
www.bloomberg.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:42 PM
When feds involved in “Operation Midway Blitz" arrested Chicago's Laugh Factory manager in October, it triggered a "NATO response" from local comedians. For @bloomberg.com Citylab , I write about how stand-up comedians are stepping up as ICE clamps down on Chicago
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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Cartoonists are insane — this is a totally recognizable portrait and sharp comment with like three lines
November 13, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Cartoonists are insane — this is a totally recognizable portrait and sharp comment with like three lines
Boeing will have to pay $28.45 million to the widower of a victim. My latest for @afp.com
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Écrasement d’un 737 MAX en 2019 | Boeing devra payer 28,45 millions de dollars au veuf d’une victime
Le jury du procès contre le constructeur aéronautique Boeing, qui se tenait depuis le 3 novembre devant un tribunal fédéral civil de Chicago (Illinois), a octroyé mercredi 28,45 millions de dollars d’...
www.lapresse.ca
November 12, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Boeing will have to pay $28.45 million to the widower of a victim. My latest for @afp.com
www.lapresse.ca/affaires/ent...
www.lapresse.ca/affaires/ent...
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If the sandwich don’t split, you must acquit
Defense says that the officer's testimony was "very questionable" because he said the sandwich both exploded in spray of mustard and onions and also landed in its wrapper on the ground.
November 5, 2025 at 8:29 PM
If the sandwich don’t split, you must acquit
Boeing has reached a settlement with 3 families in the first civil trial against US aviation giant over the 2019 crash of an Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX aircraft. My latest reporting for @afp.com
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USA: accord amiable pour l'une des plaintes du procès contre Boeing
L'une des deux plaintes examinées depuis lundi, dans le premier procès au civil contre Boeing lié au crash d'un 737 MAX 8 de la compagnie Ethiopian Airlines en 2019, a fait l'objet d'un accord...
www.zonebourse.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Boeing has reached a settlement with 3 families in the first civil trial against US aviation giant over the 2019 crash of an Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX aircraft. My latest reporting for @afp.com
www.zonebourse.com/actualite-bo...
www.zonebourse.com/actualite-bo...
CTA logs 14,000 smoking complaints in 14 months, with nearly 5,500 complaints on the Red Line alone. My latest for the Chicago Sun Times
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chicago.suntimes.com
November 4, 2025 at 4:44 PM
CTA logs 14,000 smoking complaints in 14 months, with nearly 5,500 complaints on the Red Line alone. My latest for the Chicago Sun Times
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chicago.suntimes.com/transportati...
My latest for @blockclubchi.bsky.social
Hiroshima Survivor, In Visit To Chicago, Slams Trump's Call To Resume Nuclear Weapons Testing
blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/02/h...
Hiroshima Survivor, In Visit To Chicago, Slams Trump's Call To Resume Nuclear Weapons Testing
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Hiroshima Survivor, In Visit To Chicago, Slams Trump's Call To Resume Nuclear Weapons Testing
Satoshi Tanaka was 1 year old when an atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. Visiting the birthplace of the atomic age at the University of Chicago's campus, Tanaka called Trump's order "an outrageousl...
blockclubchicago.org
November 2, 2025 at 10:40 PM
My latest for @blockclubchi.bsky.social
Hiroshima Survivor, In Visit To Chicago, Slams Trump's Call To Resume Nuclear Weapons Testing
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Hiroshima Survivor, In Visit To Chicago, Slams Trump's Call To Resume Nuclear Weapons Testing
blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/02/h...
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A judge ordered agents involved in the Chicago deportation blitz to have "visible identification … prominently displayed."
But they've been missing in dozens of @chicago.suntimes.com photographs.
From @bylaurenfitz.bsky.social, Anthony Vazquez and Ashlee Rezin: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
But they've been missing in dozens of @chicago.suntimes.com photographs.
From @bylaurenfitz.bsky.social, Anthony Vazquez and Ashlee Rezin: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
IDs are mismatched, illegible or still missing 3 weeks after judge’s order to immigration officers
In dozens of photographs at four locations, Chicago Sun-Times photojournalists documented federal officers failing to wear the “visible identification” needed to hold individuals accountable during th...
chicago.suntimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 2:51 PM
A judge ordered agents involved in the Chicago deportation blitz to have "visible identification … prominently displayed."
But they've been missing in dozens of @chicago.suntimes.com photographs.
From @bylaurenfitz.bsky.social, Anthony Vazquez and Ashlee Rezin: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
But they've been missing in dozens of @chicago.suntimes.com photographs.
From @bylaurenfitz.bsky.social, Anthony Vazquez and Ashlee Rezin: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
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"U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Cummings [..] suggested that he would begin ordering the release of some of the 3,000 people detained this year in Chicago since June."
"Those released could be placed on ankle monitoring."
#Illinois #USA #Incarceration #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
"Those released could be placed on ankle monitoring."
#Illinois #USA #Incarceration #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
Judge Extends Immigration Arrest Restrictions, May Order Detainees Released On Monitoring
U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Cummings is also urging ICE to comply with a requirement to hand over data on how many warrantless immigration arrests it's made in Chicago since June.
blockclubchicago.org
October 25, 2025 at 3:59 PM
"U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Cummings [..] suggested that he would begin ordering the release of some of the 3,000 people detained this year in Chicago since June."
"Those released could be placed on ankle monitoring."
#Illinois #USA #Incarceration #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
"Those released could be placed on ankle monitoring."
#Illinois #USA #Incarceration #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
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and they’re all cozying up to the president
October 27, 2025 at 2:23 AM
and they’re all cozying up to the president
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Needs Heat!
The story of the Louvre heist last weekend could have been ripped from a movie—so The Atlantic’s writers and editors have recommended seven heist films that won’t swindle you out of a good time.
Seven Heist Movies for Your Weekend
These films won’t swindle you out of a good time.
bit.ly
October 26, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Needs Heat!
My latest for @blockclubchi.bsky.social
Judge Extends Immigration Arrest Restrictions, May Order Detainees Released On Monitoring blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/24/j...
Judge Extends Immigration Arrest Restrictions, May Order Detainees Released On Monitoring blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/24/j...
Judge Extends Immigration Arrest Restrictions, May Order Detainees Released On Monitoring
U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Cummings is also urging ICE to comply with a requirement to hand over data on how many warrantless immigration arrests it's made in Chicago since June.
blockclubchicago.org
October 25, 2025 at 12:27 AM
My latest for @blockclubchi.bsky.social
Judge Extends Immigration Arrest Restrictions, May Order Detainees Released On Monitoring blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/24/j...
Judge Extends Immigration Arrest Restrictions, May Order Detainees Released On Monitoring blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/24/j...
I contributed to @nytimes.com ongoing coverage this week
What Courts Have Said in Challenges to Trump’s National Guard Deployments www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...
What Courts Have Said in Challenges to Trump’s National Guard Deployments www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...
What Courts Have Said in Challenges to Trump’s National Guard Deployments
www.nytimes.com
October 24, 2025 at 10:08 PM
I contributed to @nytimes.com ongoing coverage this week
What Courts Have Said in Challenges to Trump’s National Guard Deployments www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...
What Courts Have Said in Challenges to Trump’s National Guard Deployments www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...
Is the mysterious man in the fedora a detective? Is he French? English? Or is he AI? Matt Groh, a professor at Northwestern U, whose research focuses on A.I. generated images, weighs in
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/s...
Is This Dapper Man Going to Crack the Louvre Heist Case?
www.nytimes.com
October 24, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Is the mysterious man in the fedora a detective? Is he French? English? Or is he AI? Matt Groh, a professor at Northwestern U, whose research focuses on A.I. generated images, weighs in
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/s...
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Update — hearing that it has survived, as far as we know.
October 23, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Update — hearing that it has survived, as far as we know.
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A reader emailed to point out to me that the White House movie theater is/was? in the East Wing.
October 23, 2025 at 11:12 AM
A reader emailed to point out to me that the White House movie theater is/was? in the East Wing.
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Walking along the lakefront always fixes me
October 19, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Walking along the lakefront always fixes me
Featuring my first contributing byline to @nytimes.com
‘No More Trump!’: Protesters Denouncing the President Unite Across the Country
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‘No More Trump!’: Protesters Denouncing the President Unite Across the Country
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‘No More Trump!’: Protesters Denouncing the President Unite Across the Country
www.nytimes.com
October 19, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Featuring my first contributing byline to @nytimes.com
‘No More Trump!’: Protesters Denouncing the President Unite Across the Country
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/u...
‘No More Trump!’: Protesters Denouncing the President Unite Across the Country
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/u...
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Attending a "No Kings" protest this weekend? @leighgiangreco.bsky.social's explainer on how to prepare and how to protest safely can help.
How to Protest Safely
Experts weigh in on what you need to know if you’re planning to attend a protest this week.
southsideweekly.com
October 17, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Attending a "No Kings" protest this weekend? @leighgiangreco.bsky.social's explainer on how to prepare and how to protest safely can help.
Illinois State Police arrested 4 people protesting in Broadview around 11:05am on Oct. 17
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Illinois State Police arrested 4 people in Broadview around 11:05am on Oct. 17, 2025
TikTok video by Leigh Giangreco
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October 17, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Illinois State Police arrested 4 people protesting in Broadview around 11:05am on Oct. 17
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